The next instalment ofBridget Joness Diarywill be very, very sad, as revealed by one of its stars,Hugh Grant.
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, the fourth film in the series, is set for release on Valentines Day 2025, with Grant set to reprise his role of womaniser Daniel Cleaver, alongside Renee Zellweger in the title role.
Speaking onThe Graham Norton Showin the UK, Grant said: As well as being extremely funny, its very, very sad.
Bridget Jones' Diary stars Colin Firth, Renee Zellweger and Hugh GrantUniversal Pictures
Grant did not appear in the third film and added that there was no obvious role for him in the fourth instalment but they wanted to cram me in.
He said that he wasnt initially happy with his characters story in the fourth film, but helped producers create an interim story for his character Cleaver: Hes in his 60s now, you cant just have him smoothing his way down Kings Road eyeing up young girls.
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The BBC reports that author of the original books Helen Fieldinghas penned the screenplay based on the latest Bridget Jones novel, which was published in 2013.
